The Celtics closed to within six points three times before the Bucks took a 78-70 lead at the end of the period.Īn 11-2 run gave Boston an early 22-14 lead. Milwaukee extended the lead to 68-57 when Brook Lopez made a layup midway through the quarter.
Tatum made back-to-back 3-pointers to cut Boston's deficit to 58-52 early in the third quarter.
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Grant Williams' 3-pointer trimmed the lead to 96-84 with 3:50 remaining, but Holiday made two free throws and the Bucks maintained a double-digit lead. Horford made a 3-pointer to pull the Celtics within 12, but Holiday made a 3-pointer and Antetokounmpo scored on a put-back dunk for a 94-78 lead midway through the quarter. Portis made a 3-pointer to complete a 7-0 run that gave Milwaukee an 87-72 lead early in the fourth quarter. The Celtics made 18 of 50 3-pointers, but just 10 of 34 2-pointers. Marcus Smart added 10 points despite playing though a shoulder stinger and a bruised thigh and Derrick White scored 10 for the Celtics, who lost for the first time in the playoffs after sweeping Brooklyn in the first round. Jaylen Brown scored 12 points on 4-of-13 shooting and committed seven turnovers. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 21 points and Al Horford added 12 points and 10 rebounds. Holiday, who was recently named to the All-Star game, ended the game with 40 points on 8/12 shooting from three point range and Giannis was an assist away from a triple double and ended his night with 36 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists to make it 11 straight for the Bucks.Antetokounmpo finished with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, Holiday had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Portis added 15 points and 11 rebounds and Grayson Allen scored 11 points. It took a late three ball from Holiday to take the lead and seal the win with 25 seconds on the clock.
In the OT session, Giannis and Jrue Holiday held off the Celtics to keep their win streak alive. The fourth quarter went back and forth, and it was Sam Hauser who hit a pull up three to tie the game with three seconds on the clock sent the game to overtime.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks kept bouncing back, and they went on a 21-3 run that started in the third quarter and finished at the beginning of the fourth to take the lead back from the Celtics. Joe Mazzula’s team showed resiliency after giving up the lead going into halftime, coming out in the third quarter jumping back out to a 14 point lead. That late bucket foreshadowed things to come from Holiday. Milwaukee made a run at the end of the first half and Jrue Holiday drilled a three ball to give the Bucks the lead going into the break. Mike Mascula of all people got the Cs going, scoring 10 points in the first quarter as the visitors had 10 assists on their first 13 baskets.Įach of Boston’s second string starting five put in double digits, and Malcolm Brogdon poured in 26 points off the bench second only to White’s 27 for the Celtics who led for almost the entire first half. The Bucks entered the game as the hottest team in the NBA, which made many think the battle between the top two teams in the East would be a blowout for Giannis and the Bucks.īoston came out and made a statement early on, led by Derrick White who had just won the Eastern Conference Player of the Week. The Celtics came into Milwaukee decimated by injuries, forcing Joe Mazzula start a five without Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart and Al Horford. Jrue Holiday led all scorers with 40 points in the 131-125 overtime win from Fiserv Forum. The Milwaukee Bucks rattled off their 11th straight win on Tuesday night against the Boston Celtics.
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